**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on August 9, 2017. It includes notifications from the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, and the Labour and Employment Department. The document contains amendments to the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, and draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department:**
* **Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules:**
* Rule 85, sub-rule (2) is amended regarding expenditure limits under clauses (a), (b), or (c):
* Primary society: Exceeding Rupees sixty thousand is prohibited.
* Central society: Exceeding Rupees one lakh fifty thousand is prohibited.
* Apex society: Exceeding Rupees three lakh is prohibited.
* **Labour and Employment Department:**
* **Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules:**
* Amendments will be considered after fifteen days from the publication date. Objections or suggestions can be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Chennai-600 009 through the Commissioner of Labour, Chennai-600 006 in duplicate.
* **Schedule IV (Licensing and Renewal Fees)**:
* Manufacturer: Rs. 5000/- per year
* Repairer: Rs. 2000/- per year
* Dealer: Rs. 1000/- per year
* Alteration of License: Rs. 100/-
* Issue of duplicate License: Rs. 50/-
* **Schedule VI (Security Deposit for Licensed Repairer):**
* Repairer of weights and measures including weighing and measuring instruments: Rs. 2000.
* **Schedule IX (Fees for Verification and Stamping):**
* Updated fee structures for verification and stamping of weights and measures and weighing and measuring instruments, including bullion weights, carat weights, cylindrical knob type weights, sheet metal weights, iron hexagonal weights, standard weights for testing high capacity weighing machines, capacity measures, length measures, beam scales, non-automatic weighing instruments, volumetric measuring instruments, and flowmeters.
* **Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules:**
* Amendments will be considered after forty-five days from the publication date. Objections or suggestions can be addressed in duplicate, to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009, through the Director of Industrial Safety and Health, T.S. No. 47/1, Sidco Industrial Estate, (Near Metro water Roundana), Guindy, Chennai-600 032.
* Rule 4 is amended with a new Schedule outlining the maximum number of persons to be employed on any day during the year, based on the installed horse power of the equipment.
* Rule 56-B is amended regarding the fee payable for the examination and testing of pressure plant or vessel or water sealed gas holder.
* Rule 67-A is amended to increase the expression from "₹ 100/- (Rupees hundred only)" to "₹ 200/- (Rupees two hundred only)".
* Rule 86-A is amended to increase the expression from "₹100/- (Rupees hunderd only)" to "₹ 200/- (Rupees two hundred only)".
* Rule 95-A is amended to increase the expression from "₹ 100/- (Rupees hundred only)" to "₹ 200/- (rupees two hundred only)".
**Impact Analysis**
* **Co-operative Societies:**
* **Impact:** The amendment impacts cooperative societies by defining the limits on expenditure for different types of societies.
* **Action Required:** Cooperative societies need to comply with the revised expenditure limits.
* **Manufacturers, Repairers, and Dealers of Weights and Measures:**
* **Impact:** This change impacts the cost of licensing and the security deposit requirement for repairers.
* **Action Required:** Stakeholders must adhere to the new fees for licensing, renewal, alteration of licenses and pay the security deposit, and also adhere to the updated fee structure for verification and stamping.
* **Factories and Industries:**
* **Impact:** The amendments impact factories with changes to employment numbers and testing fees.
* **Action Required:** Stakeholders must adhere to the updated maximum number of employees based on equipment horse power, and be aware of changes to fees for examination and testing of pressure plants. They should also be aware of fee increases in Rules 67-A, 86-A and 95-A.
* **General Public:**
* **Impact:** The draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules affect the general public by impacting costs associated with verification and stamping of goods they buy and sell by weight, measure or volume.
* **Action Required:** Public can submit objections and suggestions regarding these draft amendments before the deadline.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011: Rules regarding legal metrology enforcement in Tamil Nadu, being amended by this notification.
Legal Metrology Act 2009: Central Act of India, empowering Tamil Nadu to formulate Legal Metrology Rules.
Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950: Rules regulating factories in Tamil Nadu, being amended by this notification.
Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988: Rules related to co-operative societies in Tamil Nadu, being amended by this notification.
Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983: Act governing co-operative societies in Tamil Nadu.